OCTOBKR 5, 1911. 



The Weekly Horists^ Review^ 



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COUR BUSINESS FOB SEPTEMBER, 1911, WAS LARGER THAN , 

 ANY PREVIOUS MONTH IN OUR BUSINESS LIFE OF TWENTY- 

 SIX YEARS. THE FUTURE OUTLOOK IS EVEN STRONGER. 

 FOR THIS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD RECQRD WE HEARTILY 

 THANK THE TRADE ^ YOU, OUR GOOD FRIENDS . OUR 

 GOODS, PRICES AND SERVICE MERIT YOUR CONTINUED 



' APPRECIATION, WE SINCERELY THANK OUR LOYAL ;• 

 SALESMEN FOR THEIR SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT. ^ ^ ^ ^ j* 





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12f20 Race Street, 

 • PHILADELPHIA 



THE LEADING FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE AND RIBBON SPECIALISTS 



noted that, although the display has 

 been complete for only a few days, 

 there has been a marked increase in 

 the number and size of orders. 



August Poehlmann, Adolph Poehl- 

 mann and T. E, Waters went to Spring- 

 field Monday evening to stage the 

 Poehlmann displays at the State Fair 

 flower show. Mr. Waters also will visit 

 St. Louis. 



The Adams-Robertson Co. opened its 

 new store October 2 at the corner of 

 Bush street and Bellevue place. The 

 young men have a convenient, hand- 

 some store, and look forward to doing 

 an excellent business. 



Peter Ncpper has secured a building 

 permit for the erection of greenhouses 

 at 7431 Murphy avenue, to cost $14,000. 



Herman D. Schiller and Pearl Yager 

 were married September 28. Mr. Schiller 

 is 23 years of age and his bride 19. 



Henry Van Gelder, president of Percy 

 .Tones, Inc., is interested in oil and salt 

 wells in Texas, in association with 

 Samuel Winternitz, the auctioneer, who 

 is well known in the trade. 



Wm. McCormick, of Smyth's, has re- 

 tured from a three week's vacation at 

 his old home at Slingerlands, N. Y. 



E. F. Winterson says he is feeling 

 like the cut flower business, just 

 medium. 



O. Johnson says the Batavia Green- 

 house Co. sold 3,500 Beauties Septem- 

 ber 30 without meeting the demand in 

 full. 



C. W. McKellar says the gardenias 

 are getting a good start. Orchids are 

 slacking up because of dark weather. 



At the office of the Chicago Carnation 

 Co. A. T. Pvfer has word that the dele- 



SMILAX 



Cut Strings 



Weiland & Risch, Chicago, are 

 headquarters for this indispensable 

 green, as well as all other deco- 

 rative material. Fancy long heavy 

 strings in any quantity at any 

 time. See price list, page 24. 



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154 N. Waf»*h Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



gatiou of St. Louis visitors today will 

 be fifteen to eighteen, with probably 

 twenty from Milwaukee. 



N. J. Wietor is devoting his spare 

 time to mastering the mechanism of 

 the auto ordered for early delivery. 



Visitors. 

 W. A. HoUingsworth, Atlanta, Ga.; 

 II. E. Philpott, Winnipeg, Man.; Miss 

 C. B. Flick, Fort Wayne, Ind.; A. W. 

 Smith and W, J. Smith, of the A. W. 

 Smith Co., Pittsburgh; E. J. Fancourt, 

 representing Pennock-Meehan Co., Phil- 

 adelphia; C. H. Woolsley, Rockford, 

 111.; E. S. Thompson, Benton Harbor, 

 Mich.; Miss O'Keef, St. Paul. 



Today send that postal for samples of new 

 idea4 and desigrns of ribbons woven specially 

 to gn with flowers. 



The samples cost you nothing. 



Pine Tree Ribbons 

 Are Good Ribbons 



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 PHILADELPHIA 



